Borough government · Montgomery County, PA

Souderton's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Souderton took in $7.8 million and spent $10.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes48%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)43%State tax money5.1%Fines and other4.1%

What stands out

16%

of Souderton's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Borough taxes48%

Property tax
27%$2.1 million
Individual income tax
16%$1.2 million
Other taxes
5.0%$392 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$185 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$111 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$96 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$3.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Sewer$1.6 million
  • Garbage collection$943 thousand
  • Other service charges$401 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$355 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.1%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
5.1%$394 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$298 thousand
Fines
0.3%$24 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Roads, transit and parking23%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Parks, recreation and libraries12%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

12%

of Souderton's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$3.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$2.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$921 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$2.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.3 million
Running the government and other costs
19%$1.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Government buildings$811 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$523 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$319 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$219 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$13 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Fire protection$135 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$105 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$11 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
  • Libraries$86 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$83 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$9 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Souderton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Borough of Souderton itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.